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Galtoceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Acleistoceratidae

Taxonomy
Galtoceras was named by Foerste (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Acleistoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Oncoceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Galtoceras Foerste p. 169
1964Galtoceras Teichert et al. p. 310
2002Galtoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyAcleistoceratidaeFlower 1950
genusGaltocerasFoerste 1934

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Galtoceras Foerste 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 433.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Italy (Sardinia) G. sp. (26158)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) G. sardoum (26163)